Why Regions Differ is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on why environmental characteristics vary by region, aligned to Common Core standard D2.Geo.10.3-5. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.
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Why Regions Differ
D2.Geo.10.3-5
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Draw a line from each region to what it is like.
1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
On a high mountain range
Deep inside a large continent
On a warm shallow sea
In a great desert belt
A.Colder with height, and snow on the summits
B.Very little rain, and plants that store water
C.Hot summers, cold winters and little rain
D.Coral, and fishing grounds close to shore
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
On a western coast in the middle latitudes
On a monsoon coast
Near the poles
Near the equator
A.Mild and damp, with rain through the year
B.A wet season and a dry season each year
C.Hot all year, with heavy rain and dense forest
D.Cold all year, with ice and almost no trees
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Answer key — Why Regions Differ
Set 12. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. On a high mountain range — A (Colder with height, and snow on the summits) 2. Deep inside a large continent — C (Hot summers, cold winters and little rain) 3. On a warm shallow sea — D (Coral, and fishing grounds close to shore) 4. In a great desert belt — B (Very little rain, and plants that store water)
2.1. On a western coast in the middle latitudes — A (Mild and damp, with rain through the year) 2. On a monsoon coast — B (A wet season and a dry season each year) 3. Near the poles — D (Cold all year, with ice and almost no trees) 4. Near the equator — C (Hot all year, with heavy rain and dense forest)
More practice for D2.Geo.10.3-5
Explain why the natural world differs from one world region to another.